Medical Director, Dr. Dinali Fernando, and Program Director, Matthew Kennis, participated in post show discussion panels following performances of Houses on the Moon Theater Company’s play called De Novo. DeNovotells the true story of Edgar Chocoy, a teenage boy from Guatemala who faced deportation after fleeing to the U.S. in order to escape the MS-13 gang.

The Libertas Center, located at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, provides survivors of torture and human rights violations in the New York City area with comprehensive medical, mental health, social and legal services to help clients regain function and lead healthy, confident, and hopeful lives.